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Tollund Man, Denmark, 4th century BC Gallagh Man, Ireland, c. 470–120 BC. A bog body is a human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog.Such bodies, sometimes known as bog people, are both geographically and chronologically widespread, having been dated to between 8000 BC and the Second World War. [1]
The first bog body to be photographed before being moved from where it was discovered. [26] [27] Koelbjerg Man: Syddanmark: 8000 BCE: Male 1941 Thought to be the oldest bog body to date, [28] he was around 25 years of age when he died. There were no traces of violence found on the skeletal remains.
Reconstruction of the clothing worn by Bocksten Man. The tunic is among the best-preserved medieval tunics in Europe and is made of woollen fabric. He was wearing a gugel hood with a 90-centimetre (35 in) long and 2-centimetre (0.79 in) wide liripipe ("tail"). On his upper body, he wore a shirt and a cloak, while his legs were covered by hosiery.
Huldremose Woman, or Huldre Fen Woman, is a female bog body recovered in 1879 from a peat bog near Ramten, Jutland, Denmark. Analysis by Carbon 14 dating indicates that she lived during the Iron Age, sometime between 160 BCE and 340 CE. The mummified remains are exhibited at the National Museum of Denmark. The elaborate clothing worn by ...
Clonycavan Man is the name given to a well-preserved Iron Age bog body found in Clonycavan, Ballivor, County Meath, Ireland in March 2003. The body shows signs of having been murdered. Theories around the meanings and manner of his death vary. The theories include, rituals/sacrifice or murder but no definite motives have been established.
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Archaeologists in Northern Ireland have uncovered well-preserved remains of a teenage boy dating back up to 2,500 years - including bones, skin and possibly a kidney - in a rare find that may shed ...
Yde Girl (English: / ˈ ɪ d ə / ⓘ) is a bog body found in the Stijfveen peat bog near the village of Yde, Netherlands. She was found on 12 May 1897 and was reputedly uncannily well-preserved when discovered (especially her hair), but by the time the body was turned over to the authorities two weeks later, it had been severely damaged and ...